Clan Rising

Families of Connacht

The western province, five counties beyond the Shannon. Land of the Ó Conchobhair high kings, the Ó Flaithbheartaigh of Iar Connacht, and the great mediaeval lordships of Galway and Mayo.

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Counties of Connacht · 5

  • Galway

    Gaillimh

    Iar Connacht and the Gaillimh of the Tribes, Ó Flaithbheartaigh ground, Aran Islands, the Twelve Bens.

  • Leitrim

    Liatroim

    The Ó Ruairc kingdom of West Bréifne, the smallest population of any county in the Republic.

  • Mayo

    Maigh Eo

    Croagh Patrick, Erris, Achill, the Búrca lordship and Gráinne Mhaol's pirate seat at Rockfleet.

  • Roscommon

    Ros Comáin

    The Ó Conchobhair royal heartland, Rathcroghan, the inauguration site of the kings of Connacht.

  • Sligo

    Sligeach

    Yeats country, Knocknarea, Carrowmore, the Ó Conchobhair Sligigh and the Mac Donnchadha of Tír Oilella.

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The walled City of the Tribes at its Spanish-trade height — the quays, Lynch's Castle, and the fourteen merchant families.